This page last changed: November 10, 2026 · Site version: 2026-11-10 14:05 ABT
ALBERTA CITIZENS INITIATIVE
How the system is built against Alberta Citizens
What This Site Is
This site lays out, from the public record, how the Alberta and Canadian governments have built the system against the Citizens they are supposed to serve. Each page takes one part of that system and holds it against one standard: The Golden Rules.
Every fact is sourced. Arithmetic is marked “(arithmetic).” Analysis is marked as analysis.
The Pages
1. The Initiative FirewallLIVE
How the one tool that lets Citizens start a law themselves was priced out of reach, made harder to sign, and shut for half of every election cycle.
2. Closed DoorsCOMING
Cabinet secrecy, orders in council made without a vote of the Legislature, and what the public is not allowed to see.
3. Bad Contracts, No One ResponsibleCOMING
Deals signed for the public, such as the Sturgeon Refinery and crude-by-rail, and who answered for the results.
4. Banking and DebtCOMING
Who the province borrows from, how much interest Albertans pay, and who collects it.
5. The Crown and the CourtsCOMING
Laws made in the King’s name, Crown ownership of the minerals under Alberta, and who appoints the judges.
6. Ottawa’s LeversCOMING
Transfer payments, federal laws that bind Alberta, and the national debt Albertans carry.
7. Controlled MediaCOMING
Who owns the news outlets Albertans read, and who funds them. Ownership and funding, from the record.
What Citizens Can Do About It
This site shows the problem. The plan to act on it is at citizensinitiative.ca, and the organization and its open books are at albertacitizensinitiative.org.